Prof. Sebastjan Bevc, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Maribor; Head of Department of Pharmacology, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Main research areas: Cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in CKD patients, diabetic kidney disease, bioimpedance analysis in dialysis, cardiorenal interactions
Prof. Luca Di Lullo, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, L. Parodi - Delfino Hospital, Colleferro (Rome); “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
Main research areas: Cardiorenal syndrome (all five types), cardionephrology, left ventricular hypertrophy in CKD, cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease, cardiorenal anemia syndrome
Prof. Robert Ekart, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Dialysis, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia
Main research areas: Advancements in hemodialysis treatment, cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease and dialysis patients, fluid overload assessment, arterial stiffness, sex disparities in CKD outcomes, hyperkalemia management
Dr. Fulvio Floccari, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Nephrology, Ospedale San Paolo, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Main research areas: Cardiorenal syndrome, cardionephrology education and training, clinical nephrology
Prof. Edoardo Gronda, MD, PhD - Cardiologist, Contract Professor, U.O.C. Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto Renale dell'Adulto, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico di Milano, Italy
Main research areas: Heart failure, advancements in congestive heart failure treatment, heart transplantation, cardiology and nephrology intersection, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Prof. Sanjin Kovačević, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, Institute of Pathological Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade; Research Assistant, Laboratory for Cardiovascular Physiology, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade, Serbia
Main research areas: Cardiorenal syndrome, hyperbaric medicine and oxygen therapy, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and kidney physiology
Prof. Andrew Krentz, MD, PhD, FRCP, FFPM - Endocrinologist, Visiting Professor at King's College London and University of Reading, UK
Main research areas: Diabetes mellitus and metabolism, cardiovascular complications of diabetes, SGLT2 inhibitors, lipid and vascular medicine
Prof. Jelena Nešović Ostojić, MD, PhD - Professor, Institute of Pathological Physiology "Ljubodrag Buba Mihailović", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Main research areas: Acute kidney injury and kidney pathophysiology
Prof. Petar Otašević, MD, PhD - Cardiologist, Professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; Head of Cardiology Clinic, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Main research areas: Clinical cardiology, cardiovascular medicine
Prof. Miroslav Radenković, MD, PhD - Professor of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Main research areas: Cardiovascular pharmacology, endothelial dysfunction and vascular pharmacology, angiotensin receptor blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors, clinical pharmacology, bioethics in clinical research
Prof. Sonja Radenković, MD, PhD – Nephrologist, Clinic of Nephrology, University Clinical Centre Niš; Medical Faculty, University of Niš, Serbia
Main research areas: Cardiorenal syndrome, predictive modeling in renal and cardiac function, urinary tract infections, and the role of uric acid in acute kidney failure
Prof. Rodolfo Fernando Rivera, MD, PhD - Nephrologist and Cardiologist, Director of Nephrology and Dialysis, Ospedale Pio XI, ASST Brianza, Desio; Contract Professor at Faculty of Medicine, Milano Bicocca University, Italy
Main research areas: Cardionephrology, echocardiography in nephrology, cardiovascular assessment in CKD patients, genetic background of cardiorenal disorder
Prof. Maria Teresa Sciarrone Alibrandi, MD, PhD – Physician and Associate Professor, Genomics of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Main research areas: Genetics of renal diseases, hypertension and kidney damage, polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and vascular calcification in CKD
Prof. Svetolik Spasić, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, Laboratory for Intracellular Electrophysiology of the Nervous System, Institute for Pathophysiology "Ljubodrag Buba Mihailović", University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Serbia
Main research areas: Intracellular electrophysiology, ion channel regulation of neuronal and muscular excitability, and the effects of environmental factors on physiological systems
Prof. Pavel Skok, MD, PhD - Professor at Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre and University of Maribor, Slovenia
Main research areas: Gastrointestinal immunology, human microbiome
Dr. Danijela Tasić, MD, PhD – Nephrologist, Clinic of Nephrology, University Clinical Centre Niš; Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Serbia
Main research areas: Venous congestion in cardiorenal syndrome, sarcopenia in hemodialysis patients, and cardiovascular complications in end-stage renal disease
Prof. Davide Viggiano, MD, PhD - Associate Professor at University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy
Main research areas: Renal physiology, neuroscience-nephrology intersection, acid-base balance, membrane transporters in kidney disease, water-electrolyte imbalances in heart and kidney diseases